Is anyone else a little suspicious of his recent power surge? I mean...he did crap last year, couldn't hit one out of the park earlier this year if his life depended on it. Then, the Yankees are slumping, bad, and all of a sudden he weighs 245 pounds and hits a club-record HRs in the month of July.

How come nobody is talking about this? I haven't heard it mentioned in any magazines, any sports talk shows, no where. Is it really inconcievable that this guy is on the juice again?

Personally, I think the Yanks are helping him out...it's just too convenient that he has his huge surge in power right when they need it the most.

And no, there's no fantasy content here. I'm just in the mood to rant.

Cobra_Kai wrote:Then, the Yankees are slumping, bad, and all of a sudden he weighs 245 pounds

This really hurts your argument. You're implying that he gained a ton of wait in a matter of weeks. Thats just silly.

Its well documented that Jason's been working incredibly hard in the batting cage with Mattingly all season. The batting eye and on base percentage has always been there, but after a long time of trying to get him to hit to the opposite field, Mattingly just quit that idea and told him to just hit it hard and the result is the ball going to RF nearly all the time and in Yankee Stadium, thats the power stroke.

This is just too much of a conspiracy theory for me. With a big name like Raffy getting busted, I think Jason would have as well if he were taking steriods.

Cobra_Kai wrote:And no, there's no fantasy content here. I'm just in the mood to rant.

I really don't think he is juicing. He is clicking right now, has a power swing and has added some natural muscle and put in some extra work. The short porch in Yankee stadium doesn't hurt, and his timing is perfect. It's legit.

Giambi would be pretty dumb to get back onto steroids after being the first major leaguer to openly admit to taking the substance. But I guess at this point, any good he does for the rest of his career will draw suspicion of steroids.

I don't think he is, and I don't want to believe he is, but there's always a chance. Just because he hasn't gotten caught like Raffy yet, doesn't mean he won't. I really hope this is pure Giambi though, no roids.